Option value of public transport: Methodology for measurement and case study for regional rail links in the Netherlands

Transport Reviews

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 613-643

  Geurs, Karst ^a   Haaijer, Rinus ^b   Van Wee, Bert ^c  

^a PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b MuConsult   (Netherlands)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC TRANSPORT; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33747043585     PISSN: 01441647     EISSN: 14645327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01441640600655763     Document Type: Article

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